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Lindsey Vonn says surgery saved her from having her left leg amputated following Olympic crash
American skier Lindsey Vonn says she nearly lost her left leg following a frightening crash in the women's downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Vonn shared in an Instagram post on Monday that her injuries went far beyond the complex tibia fracture in the leg she initially revealed after clipping a gate and sailing off course just 13 seconds into her run on Feb. 8.
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Outfielder Michael Conforto agrees to a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs
The outfielder is expected to compete for a reserve role.
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Hughes scores in overtime as US beats Canada for first men’s hockey gold at the Olympics since 1980
Jack Hughes scored less than 2 minutes into overtime and the U.S. beat Canada 2-1 in the gold medal final at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Sunday, earning the nation's third men's title at the Games and its first since the "Miracle on Ice" in 1980 — 46 years to the day of the upset over the mighty Soviet Union, too.
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Lenyn Sosa focuses on improvement amid uncertain future with the White Sox
Sosa led Chicago with a career-high 22 homers and 75 RBIs in 140 games last year.
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Healthy again, Cade Horton looking for a big second season with the Chicago Cubs
After beginning last season with Triple-A Iowa, Horton made his big league debut in May.
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Bears promote longtime scout, executive Jeff King to assistant general manager
King's promotion comes after Ian Cunningham left late last month to become Atlanta's general manager.
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Norway wins its 17th gold medal, breaking record for most golds won in a single Winter Olympics
Johannes Dale-Skjevdal of Norway was the only biathlete to hit all 20 of his targets in the 15-kilometer mass start race Friday and skied his way to gold — Norway's 17th gold medal of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics — breaking the record for the most gold medals won by a nation at a single Winter Olympics.
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United States wins 3rd Olympic gold in women’s hockey, beating Canada 2-1 on Megan Keller’s OT goal
A last Olympic goal for Hilary Knight, a gold medal-winning overtime one for Megan Keller, and the Americans cemented their reputation as one of the most dominant women's hockey teams to take the ice.
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Warriors’ Stephen Curry to be re-evaluated in 10 days after 2nd MRI on knee
Golden State star Stephen Curry had a second MRI on his troublesome right knee that revealed no structural damage, although the two-time NBA MVP is expected to miss at least another five games before being re-evaluated.
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Alysa Liu dazzles to win figure skating gold, ending a 24-year Olympic drought for US women
The 20-year-old from the San Francisco Bay Area, who walked away from the sport before finding her way back again — and finding herself in the process — delivered the U.S. its first women's figure skating gold medal in 24 years.
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Bears’ potential move to Indiana takes step forward as effort to build stadium in Illinois lingers
The Indiana House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee passed a bill establishing a Northwest Indiana Stadium Authority to finance, construct and lease a stadium by a 24-0 margin.
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Sports helped shape Jesse Jackson’s career and inspired the ex-quarterback to fight for equal rights
He accepted a football scholarship at Illinois, then transferred to historically Black North Carolina A&T after a year.
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Bears promote Press Taylor to offensive coordinator under coach Ben Johnson
Taylor was Jacksonville’s offensive coordinator from 2022 to 2024.
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Illinois Girls High School Basketball Poll (FINAL POLL)
The last high school girls basketball poll of the season.
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Mikaela Shiffrin remembers her late father after winning Olympic slalom gold
Mikaela Shiffrin stood atop the Olympic podium, looking almost in disbelief at the gold medal around her neck. The American skiing star hadn't simply won a slalom race...
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US defeats Sweden and Canada beats Czechia in OT to reach the semifinals at the Olympics
When the U.S. gave up a tying goal to Sweden with 91 seconds left in the quarterfinals at the Olympics, even the most seasoned players were on edge...
